PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was questioned by anti-corruption authorities Tuesday over a financial scandal after his shock election loss, as the country's top graft fighter revealed he faced harassment and threats during an earlier probe of the controversy. As speculation swirls about an imminent detention, the new MACC chief, Shukri Abdull, said Najib would not be charged on Tuesday. He was part of a team that originally investigated SRC in 2015, and said he faced harassment which reached a "very frightening" level. "Despite the threats and harassment faced by my officers during the investigations, we never gave up." Following the fall of the corruption-riddled regime, which had led Malaysia since independence from Britain in 1957, figures linked to the 1MDB scandal have been making appearances.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2018 06:45 UTC